Assessment of readiness for general practice

 Overview – assessment of readiness

Before entering into general practice terms registrars must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 104 weeks (FTE) of hospital work in an accredited Australian or New Zealand hospital, of which 52 weeks (FTE) must be worked at a level above an intern level.

The RACGP will check that you've achieved an adequate level of competency before you're allowed to start in core vocational training (GPT1). To do so, we'll seek evidence that you've successfully completed the following requirements:
 

If you were accepted into the 2025 AGPT program or earlier:

• Four mandatory hospital rotations in the five years before starting GPT1
• 52 weeks (FTE) of clinical hospital experience at a level above intern in the ten years before starting GPT1
• A basic life support (BLS) course in the 12 months prior to starting GPT1. 

Further information about each rotation can be found in the Mandatory Hospital Term Requirements guide. To ensure recency of practice, if you completed any hospital rotation more than five years before starting GPT1, you may have to provide evidence to demonstrate how you’ve maintained competency in that specific discipline.

If you’re accepted into the 2026 AGPT program or after:

• Hospital experience of either
  • Australian Medical Council Postgraduate Year 2 certification or
  • General registration and a further 12 months of accredited supervised clinical hospital rotations at PGY2 and above in the ten years before starting GPT1
• Satisfactory demonstration of paediatric competency in the five years before starting GPT1
• A basic life support (BLS) course in the 12 months prior to starting GPT1.

Refer to the AGPT Hospital & Paediatric Competency Requirements for more details. Where the breadth, depth or recency of clinical experience isn’t considered equivalent to the AMC PGY2 certification, you may be asked to demonstrate how you’ve maintained competency. The changes for AGPT 2026 and after reflect the AMC update to the pre-vocational framework.